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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Unity in composition @ About Education

"Definition:
The quality of oneness in a paragraph or essay that results when all the words and sentences contribute to a single main idea.

Rules of Thumb for Writing Unified Paragraphs
  •     Be sure your paragraphs focus on one idea and state that idea in a topic sentence.
  •     Place your topic sentence effectively within your paragraph. Let the purpose of your paragraph and the nature of your evidence guide you.
  •     Let your paragraph's evidence--the selected details, the examples--illustrate or clarify the idea expressed in your topic sentence.
  •     Make sure you explain the relationship between your evidence and your idea so that it is clear to readers.
  •     Think about unity among paragraphs when writing essays. Be sure your paragraphs are related, that they fit together and clarify your essay's idea....

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